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Antimicrobial Stewardship [PDF]

Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2011
The overuse and misuse of antimicrobial agents has detrimental effects on patients, the health care system, and society. Inappropriate antimicrobial use contributes to the rising cost of health care, the emergence of multidrug resistant organisms, and adverse drug reactions. Antimicrobial stewardship programs provide standard, evidence-based approaches
Shira Doron, Lisa Davidson
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Ophthalmic Antimicrobial Prescribing in Australian Healthcare Facilities

Antibiotics, 2022
The National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (NAPS) is a web-based, standardized tool, widely adopted in Australian healthcare facilities to assess the reasons for, the quantity of, and the quality of antimicrobial prescribing.
Xin Fang, Noleen Bennett, Courtney Ierano, Rodney James, Karin Thursky   +4 more
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Scoping Review of National Antimicrobial Stewardship Activities in Eight African Countries and Adaptable Recommendations

Antibiotics, 2022
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health problem threatening safe, effective healthcare delivery in all countries and settings. The ability of microorganisms to become resistant to the effects of antimicrobials is an inevitable evolutionary ...
Nduta Kamere, Sandra Tafadzwa Garwe, Oluwatosin Olugbenga Akinwotu, Chloe Tuck, Eva M. Krockow, Sara Yadav, Agbaje Ganiyu Olawale, Ayobami Hassan Diyaolu, Derick Munkombwe, Eric Muringu, Eva Prosper Muro, Felix Kaminyoghe, Hameedat Taiye Ayotunde, Love Omoniyei, Mashood Oluku Lawal, Shuwary Hughric Adekule Barlatt, Tumaini J. Makole, Winnie Nambatya, Yvonne Esseku, Victoria Rutter, Diane Ashiru-Oredope   +20 more
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Antimicrobial Stewardship Program for Patients in the Hematological Department Receiving Carbapenem Therapy: A Single-Center and Interrupted Time Series Analysis

Antibiotics, 2023
As antibiotic resistance has become a global problem, the intervention of an antimicrobial stewardship team (AST) is warranted. In hematological disorders, infectious complications are crucial owing to abnormal neutrophil function and decreased cell ...
Ayako Suzuki, Fumihiro Yamaguchi, Masayuki Maeda, Miyuki Hashiguchi, Nobuyuki Kabasawa, Jun Sasaki, Tokutada Sato, Masaki Fuyama, Yohei Yamazaki, Kei Endo, Kae Iwata, Sei Kobayashi, Hisato Fujihara   +12 more
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Antimicrobial stewardship [PDF]

Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2008
The aim of antimicrobial management or stewardship programmes is to ensure proper use of antimicrobial agents in order to provide the best treatment outcomes, to lessen the risk of adverse effects (including antimicrobial resistance), and to promote cost-effectiveness.
Allerberger, F., Mittermayer, H.
openaire   +2 more sources

First publication of endemic channels as part of a pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship Program: when to turn on the alarms? Recommendations of a pediatric ASP program

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs (ASP) consider DOT a fundamental measure to quantify the impact of ASP. Novel strategies have been described, but no endemic channels (EC) have been reported to compare antibiotic use within ...
Juan Pablo Londoño-Ruiz, Ivan Felipe Gutierrez-Tobar, Naddya Lheidy Bermúdez-Bohórquez, Andrea Esperanza Rodríguez   +3 more
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IMPROVING AWARENESS & UNDERSTANDING OF ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS THROUGH EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, EDUCATION & TRAINING

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023
Intro: In 2015, the World Health Assembly endorsed the Global Action Plan (GAP) on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). The GAP, recognises that overuse and misuse of antimicrobials is one of the main drivers for the development of AMR, and recognized the ...
E. Wesangula, N. Gitonga, M. Ndanyi, L. Ndegwa   +3 more
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Combined Training Intervention Targeting Medical and Nursing Staff Reduces Ciprofloxacin Use and Events of Urinary Tract Infection

Advances in Urology, 2022
Inappropriate diagnosis of urinary tract infections (UTI) contributes to antimicrobial overuse. A combined training intervention for medical and nursing staff mainly addressing the analytic process reduced UTI events (9.20 vs. 7.36 per 1000 PD, −20.0%, p 
Johannes Forster, Petra Schulze, Claudia Burger, Manuel Krone, Ulrich Vogel, Güzin Surat   +5 more
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Perceptions, attitudes, and practices of a Belgian teaching hospital's physicians, pharmacists, and nurses regarding antibiotic use and resistance: survey towards targeted actions for Antimicrobial Stewardship

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2023
Objectives This study aimed to identify barriers to the proper use of antibiotics by healthcare professionals and to help the hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship develop suitable actions for the staff.
Caroline Briquet, Youssra Khaouch, Jean Cyr Yombi   +2 more
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Early recognition and response to increases in surgical site infections using optimised statistical process control charts—The early 2RIS trial: A multicentre stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial

EClinicalMedicine, 2022
Summary: Background: Traditional approaches for surgical site infection (SSI) surveillance have deficiencies that delay detection of SSI outbreaks and other clinically important increases in SSI rates.
Arthur W. Baker, Iulian Ilieş, James C. Benneyan, Yuliya Lokhnygina, Katherine R. Foy, Sarah S. Lewis, Brittain Wood, Esther Baker, Linda Crane, Kathryn L. Crawford, Andrea L. Cromer, Polly Padgette, Linda Roach, Linda Adcock, Nicole Nehls, Joseph Salem, Dale Bratzler, E. Patchen Dellinger, Linda R. Greene, Susan S. Huang, Christopher R. Mantyh, Deverick J. Anderson   +21 more
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